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Skyline Freight

While at one time this rail yard may have been humble, small, and stuck in the middle of nowhere to the south of town, International Gateway is none of those now.

This major Seattle yard – code name SIG – switches day and night. And thanks to a full century of development in the area, it now stands in the shadow of a downtown core which only gets taller by the year. For guys like me, it means that the simple act of switching a bunch of flat cars turns into a photographic event unmatched in many yards around the US. This was taken with a Canon 20D and 75-300mm lens.

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